# Rayarpalayam Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/rayarpalayam/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Rayarpalayam Rayarpalayam is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 516 households**, the 74th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,034people (2011) - 516households - 70.1%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Rayarpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rayarpalayam is 606201.** Rayarpalayam falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatRayarpalayam - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633522 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rayarpalayam from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)90 km by road - Chinnasalem (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Rayarpalayam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Rayarpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chinnasalem - ○Degree college5–10 km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Melur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rayarpalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and cotton**. About 62% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Rayarpalayam Of every 100 households in Rayarpalayam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Rayarpalayam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****65%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **73% Use banking services ****61%** **50% Television ****95%** **84% Mobile phone ****82%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****38%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Rayarpalayam? ■ Rayarpalayam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078** **918 Working population ****53.8%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 626 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 158 (14%) · **■** Marginal 121 (11%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kallakkurichi - Vasudevanur2,215 people - Eruvaipattanam2,168 people - Chinnamampattu2,139 people - Kandachimangalam2,086 people - Thagarai1,953 people - Thiyagai1,953 people - Sembakurichi1,905 people - Alambalam1,900 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rayarpalayam?606201 - How far is Rayarpalayam from Viluppuram?90 km by road - What is the population of Rayarpalayam?2,034 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rayarpalayam in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rayarpalayam?70.1% (Census 2011)